Peanut Buttery Coconut Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 cup smooth peanut butter
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
1/2 cup finely chopped dry roasted salted peanut

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
In bowl with electric mixer, cream butter with sugar; beat until light and fluffy.
Add peanut butter and beat until combined well. Beat in the egg, vanilla extract and salt.
Add flour; beat mixture until just combined, then stir in the coconut.
Spread mixture evenly in a buttered 15 x 10-inch jellyroll pan.
Sprinkle the peanuts over it, pressing them into the mixture lightly.
Bake in the middle of oven for 20-25 minutes, or until tester comes out clean.
Let cool completely in pan on a rack. Cut it into 24 bars; cut each in half diagonally forming triangles.